01 September, 2015

East Coast Railway, Office of the Chief Personnel Officer, Rail Sadan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha - 751017 invites applications from Indian Nationals, who are active members of Bharat Scouts & Guides for recruitment against Scouts & Guides quota in East Coast Railway for the year 2015-16. EMPLOYMENT NOTICE NO. ECOR /PERS/S&G/2015-16

Post Category

No of Vacancies

Pay Scale

Scouts & Guides Quota 2015-16

08 (GP ₹ 1900 - 02, GP ₹ 1800 – 06)

Pay Band-1 ₹ 5200 – 20200/-

Age Limit (as on 01/01/2016):For the posts in Grade pay ₹ 1,900/- : UR: 18 - 29 Years ; OBC: 18 - 32Years ; SC/ST: 18 - 34 YearsFor the posts in Grade pay ₹ 1,800/- : UR: 18 - 32 Years ; OBC: 18 - 35 Years ; SC/ST: 18 - 37 YearsEducational Qualifications:GP ₹ 1,900/- : 12th (+2 stage) or its equivalent examination with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate. (50% marks in the aggregate will be required for NTPC categories. 50% marks are not mandatory for SC/ST/Ex-servicemen candidates.) Pass in Matriculation or its equivalent from a recognized Board and having ITI certificate may also apply to be posted as Tech-III.GP ₹ 1,800/- : Pass in Matriculation or ITI or its equivalent from a recognized Board.Scouting / Guiding Qualifications:(a) Candidate should be a President's Scout / Guide / Ranger /Rover. (OR) Himalayan Wood Badge Holder. (OR) A Pre-HWB trained Scout Leader/ Advanced Trained Guide/ Leader/ Captain. (AND)(b) Should have been an active member of a Scouts Organization for at least 03 years in the recent past and should continue to be active. (Certificate of active membership should be signed by DOC, Scouts/Guides and countersigned by District Commissioner, Scouts/Guides of respective Scouts Districts.) (AND)(c) Should have attended at least one event at National level and one or two events at State level OR Should have a good record of participation in Scouts/Guides activities at Unit/District level.Selection Process:

Item

Marks

Written Test - Consists of 50 objective type questions relating to Scouts and Guides organization and its activities.

50

Personality test/ interview: From amongst those who secure a minimum of 35% marks in the Written Test, candidates equal to 5 times the number of notified vacancies will be called for Personality Test/Interview.

15

Scouts / Guides Qualifications: Over and above the minimum prescribed as eligibility condition.

35

Total Marks =

100

Examination Fee: A Non-refundable fee of ₹ 100/- for UR and OBC male candidates should submit an Indian Postal Order (IPO). No fee for SC / ST, Ex-servicemen, physically challenged, women, minority candidates (Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists & Zorastrians [Parsis]) and candidates belonging to economically backward classes (whose family income is less than ₹ 50,000/- per annum) need not pay this fee.How To Apply: Candidates should send their applications by Post to the address mentioned against each unit below table. Candidates intend to apply for a particular unit should send their applications to the respective office address only.